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| My Country Road |
Hello, Dear Friends!
Well, here it is, already November!
This year has gone by head-spinningly fast,
(is that a word?)
and I don't think I will ever catch up.
Time keeps moving on despite our reluctance to keep up, sometimes.
It's a good reminder to slow down and
enjoy each moment, each day, and each season as they come.
Of course, there are times when we do want life to pass by quickly,
and if you are going through such a time, I am truly sorry.
We've all experienced those.
But right now, I am trying to hold on to the beauty of fall
as best I can.
xx
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| As we leave my little mountain |
My post is titled, 'Sweet November', and it reminds me of
one of my very favorite 'old' movies of the same title.
Have you seen it?
It was from 2001, starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron.
It is so bittersweet, and a reminder of the importance
of enjoying each precious moment.
xx
I promised to take you on a country drive, Dear Friends, so come along
with me and I will share some of that beauty I so
dearly want to hold onto.
A sweet little cottage as we drive through town.
Don't you love the yellow trim around the paned windows?
I've featured this weathered old farmstead before,
but it is especially lovely this time of year.
This pale brick homestead reminds me of the villas in Tuscany.
We have a similar climate here in the Pacific Northwest.
I've always loved this fenced-in hillside, although I have
never seen any animals contained within.
An unfinished fence among colorful trees.
I think these are grapevines.
Can you imagine having this farm with its amazing view of Mt. Rainier?
I wonder what is growing in the greenhouse?
Or how would you like this view?
It doesn't seem real.
A nice place to keep a horse or two.
We had two ponies when the kids were young.
Freckles and Dusty.
They had the sweetest personalities,
although they could be very headstrong!
We were their 'forever' home where they
lived out their old age.
I miss them and their velvet noses that
would nuzzle my hair when I would brush them.
xoxo
Someone has planted these beautiful flowers around this abandoned home.
Love this!
xoxo
Colorful vines to soften a high stone wall as we pass through a newer section
of a very old town.
Two scenes from what was once an old dairy farm.
Pretty fall scenes.
The surrounding area where I live, was once full of dairy farms.
During the 1980's
there was a Federal Buyout Program, due to small farms
not able to compete with corporate farms, a dairy surplus, environmental standards
and other factors.
All that is left are the old barns and fields,
some of which are quickly being sold for development.
There is a county-wide project to buy out some of these properties
to protect them and preserve them for future generations,
which makes me so happy!
Corn stalks
Poplar trees planted along a farm field many years ago,
look amazing against the dark green of our native evergreens.
Pumpkin farm
xx
Following the pumpkin tractor :)
Final destination - 'U-pick pumpkin farm'.
Can you see the tractor in front of the barn?
Birds on a wire.
Sometimes, we all feel like we are 'birds on a wire' - holding on for dear life.
xx
This is one of the farms in the preservation project.
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Love the old truck.
xx
My Dad had a series of old 'hobby' trucks over the years.
One had a crank in the front to start the engine.
When I was 14, I babysat all summer for one
of my aunts, and my Dad would drive me there
in the old crank truck,
early in the morning on his way to work.
He would drive along at top speed (35mph),
taking the back roads, and telling me stories
about his childhood growing up on his grandfather's farm.
xx
Sweet memories.
Some pretty scenes on the way home...
The road to home
Coming down the driveway
Where we park.
The driveway covered in leaves.
Home Sweet Home
The end of a beautiful day.
Thank you for coming along with me, Dear Friends!
I hope you enjoyed the ride!
xoxo
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